How to pronounce hide

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What hide means

noun

Most people know hide in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

The thick, tough skin of an animal

In a sentence: The drum was made from a cow's hide stretched tight over a wooden ring.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word hyd, meaning skin. It is a different word from hide, to keep out of sight, though the two go back to one very old root meaning to cover.

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